Along with the new faculty and staff on campus, a plethora of new coaches joined the Ravens this year. Women’s basketball, women’s golf, cross country and the Ravens football team were the teams with the biggest hires. On June 11, AU announced the new head women’s basketball coach, Jon Gin. Gin graduated from the University of North Florida and started his coaching career as an intern with the women’s basketball team at Florida State University. Shortly after, Gin became a … [Read more...]
Long-vacant campus pastor role filled
The 2021-22 school year has brought about many changes—especially new faculty and staff members. Among them is AU alumnus Josh Tandy, who has assumed the long-vacant position of campus pastor. Tandy graduated from AU in 2006 with a degree in Bible and religion. After graduating, he worked in youth ministry at a small church in Illinois. He came back to Central Indiana and worked at a church in Noblesville, then planted a church in Newport, Ky. After nearly a decade, Tandy made the decision … [Read more...]
Stripped Love
AU professor Dr. Kimberly Majeski talks with Samantha Huber about her work in Madison County with the organization Stripped Love. This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
Gerald Potts
Gillian Lintz catches up with junior Gerald Potts about the unique circumstances that make music such an important part of his life. This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
A GM story
Jacey Crawford chats with her grandpa Avery Jerrol Coffey about his time at the booming Anderson GM factory. This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
Matthew Burnstedt: Esports coach
Matthew Burnstedt talks with Jonathan Williams about the path that led him to be AU’s first ever Esports coach. This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
Brady Day
Thomas Piotrowski sits down with junior Brady Day to discuss the creation of his new musical, "Reign." This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
The birthday boy
Claire Mountcastle chats with fourth grader Lucas Haskett about his surprising birthday tradition. This audio interview was produced for the Spring 2021 Advanced Newswriting and Reporting course. … [Read more...]
LinkedIn is the place to be for students
Forty million people use LinkedIn to search for jobs every week, and three people are hired every minute on the site. “LinkedIn is the best way to take any student sitting in a classroom and put them in an office environment,” said Dr. Anna Stumpf, Ball State assistant lecturer, online program coordinator and former Anderson University professor. “The conversations that take place on LinkedIn are the same that take place in board rooms.” Stumpf has been using LinkedIn since 2008, and … [Read more...]
Students create new musical
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown, no matter how small and green,” reads the tagline for the latest musical created by students in AU’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Written and composed by current students, “Reign: A New Musical” is said to be a cross between “Shrek,” “Emperor’s New Groove,” “Monty Python” and “Hamlet.” Writer, Lyricist and Composer Brady Day, a junior musical theatre major, explained that he started developing the musical last fall with his writing … [Read more...]